Matthew 7:28-29 – 28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught with real authority – quite unlike their teachers of religious law. (New Living Translation)

What is the nature of scripture?

▸ The Bible is divine ______________________________

Psalm 19:1 – The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship. (The Living Bible)

Romans 1:20 – There are things about him that people cannot see – his eternal power and all the things that make him God. But since the beginning of the world those things have been easy to understand by what God has made. So people have no excuse for the bad things they do. (New Century Version)

▸ The Bible is divinely ____________________

2 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (English Standard Version)

Deuteronomy 29:29 – The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions. (New Living Translation)

▸ The Bible is a completed ____________________

Jude 3 – . . . I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all. (Christian Standard Bible)

What witnesses do we have to the veracity of scripture?

▸ There is ______________________________ witness

▸ There is ______________________________ witness

Psalm 19:7-9 – 7 The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living. 9 Reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair. (New Living Translation)

Psalm 119:89, 160 – 89 Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven. . . . 160 The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever. (New Living Translation)

2 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, (New King James Version)

2 Peter 1:21 – For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (English Standard Version)

Matthew 24:35 – The sky and the earth won’t last forever, but my words will. (Contemporary English Version)

▸ The is ____________________ experience

What is the purpose of scripture?

▸ It is revelation toward ______________________________

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Matthew 7:24-27 – 24 “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. 25 Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit – but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock. 26 “But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. 27 When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.” (The Message)